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ICAR-RCER Newsletter 2016

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Title ICAR-RCER Newsletter 2016
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Creator B.P. Bhatt, Director
Dr. J. S. Mishra and Dr. (Ms.) Tshering Lhamu Bhutia
 
Subject institute news letter
 
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Pulses are an important component of diverse cropping/farming situations and provide nutritional security to the farmers.Eastern regions account for nearly 17.40% and 18.05% of the total area and production of pulses in the country. Within the Eastern region, Odisha and Eastern UP have witnessed significantly low productivity as compared to the national average. Even other states of the region are far from achieving and realizing the full potential of high-yielding varieties released for these regions. Of the total, 11.6 million ha ricefallow area in the country, 82% lies in the Eastern states and offers an unique opportunity for enhancing the production of pulses through crop intensification. Low productivity of pulses due to limited availability of quality seed of improved varieties in the region is one of the major recommendations of the State ordination
Committee meetings of Second Green Revolution. This is evident from lower seed replacement rate (SRR) of major pulses in the region than the national average. Hence, to make the region selfsufficient in pulses production, availability of quality seed need to be ascertained as it alone will enhance yield level by 10-15 per cent. For augmenting the availability of quality seeds of pulses, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, has sanctioned a project on “Creation of seed hubs for increasing indigenous production of pulses in India” with a total outlay of Rs. 22531.08 lakhs for a period of two years from 2016-17. This project aims at establishing 150 seed hubs across the country in State agricultural Universities/Krishi Vigyan Kendras/ICAR Institutes. Out of the 150 seed hubs, 46 have been sanctioned for Eastern region, of which two seed hubs are functioning under ICAR RCER Patna, i.e., at Patna and KVK, Buxar. The seed hub at Patna has been given a target of producing 50 tonnes quality seed of lentil (HUL 57 and KLS 218), field pea (HUDP 15 and Swarna Mukti), chickpea (Pusa 547) and summer mungbean
(PDM 139, IPM 2-3 and HUM 16) and at KVK Buxar, the target is 50 tonnes quality seed of lentil (HUL 57and KLS 218), and chickpea (Pusa 547) for the year 2016-17. The project has a provision of Rs. 50.00 lakhs in the first year at each seed hub for creating infrastructures to ensure seed production and processing as well as storage of seeds in addition to Rs. 100 lakhs to each seed hub as a revolving fund to meet various expenses for production, procurement and processing of seeds during 2016-18. It is expected that within
three years, all the seed hubs will become self reliant and will continue production of quality seed of pulses in a sustainable manner. The seed hubs have already started functioning. The endeavor is likely to result in bringing pulses selfsufficiency in India.
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Date 2019-02-18T05:48:03Z
2019-02-18T05:48:03Z
2017-02-15
 
Type News Letter
 
Identifier News Letter
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/16969
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Director ICAR-RCER, Patna